Kalbar, Queensland

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Kalbar
Queensland
Kalbar
Coordinates 27°56′S 152°37′E / 27.933°S 152.617°E / -27.933; 152.617Coordinates: 27°56′S 152°37′E / 27.933°S 152.617°E / -27.933; 152.617
Population 713 (2006 census)[1]
Established 1876
Postcode(s) 4309
LGA(s) Scenic Rim Regional Council
State electorate(s) Beaudesert
Federal Division(s) Wright

Kalbar is a small town in the Scenic Rim, South East Queensland, Australia. It is located near the Cunningham Highway and directly north of Mount French in the Fassifern Valley. The town is part of the Scenic Rim Region local government area. At the 2006 census, Kalbar had a population of 713.[1]

Settlement began at the location in 1876 and by 1890 a small town had developed.[2] The town was once known as Fassifern Scrub and then Engelsburg after the first settler of the town. The name changed to Kalbar because of anti-German sentiment in 1916.[2] The Mount Edwards railway line reached the town in the same year.[2]

During the 1899 referendum to decide if Australia should become a federation, Kalbar registered the highest No vote of any town in Queensland.[3] In 1920, the Kalbar School of Arts hall and half the businesses in town were destroyed by fire.[2]

Heritage listings

Kalbar has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • 7 Ann Street: Wiss House (former)[4]
  • 1008B Boonah-Fassifern Road: Fassifern Homestead[5]
  • 99 George Street: Wiss Brothers Store & Dwelling (former)[6]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kalbar (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 May 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. pp. 36—37. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X. 
  3. ↑ "The Brisbane Wheel". Centenary of Federation. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 12 March 2001. Retrieved 2009-12-08. 
  4. ↑ "Wiss House (former) (entry 15910)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-12. 
  5. ↑ "Fassifern Homestead (entry 29857)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-12. 
  6. ↑ "Wiss Brothers Store & Dwelling (former) (entry 15964)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-12. 

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